Merton of the Movies
RED SKELTON'S HOWLING HIT ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!
1947 | 82m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Robert Alton |
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| Writer: | Lou Breslow, Harry Leon Wilson, George Wells |
| Staring: |
| In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract. Disillusioned, he haunts the casting offices, where he meets and is consoled by Phyllis Montague, bit player and stunt-woman. When Merton finally gets his "break," though, it's not quite what he envisioned. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 11, 1947 |
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| Director: | Robert Alton |
| Writer: | Lou Breslow, Harry Leon Wilson, George Wells |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | movie star, country bumpkin, stunt double |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Red Skelton | Merton Gill aka Clifford Armytage |
| Virginia O'Brien | Phyllis Montague |
| Gloria Grahame | Beulah Baxter |
| Leon Ames | Lawrence Rupert |
| Alan Mowbray | Frank Mulvaney |
| Charles D. Brown | Jeff Baird |
| Hugo Haas | Von Strutt - Director |
| Harry Hayden | Mr. Gashwiler |
| Tom Trout | Marty |
| Douglas Fowley | Phil |
| Dick Wessel | Chick |
| Morris Ankrum | Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| William Benedict | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Oliver Blake | Mr. Purdie (uncredited) |
| Chester Conklin | Keystone Kop (uncredited) |
| Jim Davis | Von Strutt's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Hal K. Dawson | Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Man Raising Theatre Curtain (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | Set Guard (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Gateman - Mammoth Studios (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Ernie - Prop Man (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Mac - Restaurant Counterman (uncredited) |
| Constance Purdy | Landlady (uncredited) |
| Gordon Richards | Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited) |
| Tim Ryan | Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | Mammoth Studio's Nurse (uncredited) |
| Celia Travers | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Mary Treen | Gladys (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Robert Alton | Director |
| George S. Kaufman | Theatre Play |
| Lou Breslow | Writer |
| Harry Leon Wilson | Novel |
| George Wells | Writer |
| Marc Connelly | Theatre Play |
| Irene | Costume Design |
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